Description The views and insights of the leader of Irish Republicanism in a wide-ranging collection of articles.
A unique insight into recent Irish politics, this new book covers the crucial period between mid-1997 and the end of 2000. Consisting of selected articles from his regular column in the New York newspaper, The Irish Voice, these writings provide not only a revealing chronicle of the peace process but also an insight into his private life, and some surprisingly light and humorous moments.
His reports on the struggle for peace possess a remarkable immediacy, written as they were in the midst of momentous events. From the long Unionist refusal to talk to Republicans, through the tortuous negotiations of the Good Friday agreement, to the suspension of the Executive and other crises, Gerry Adams gives an absorbing first-hand account.
Gerry Adams is the president of Sinn Féin, MP for West Belfast, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He is the author of an autobiography, Before the Dawn (1996), and several other books, which include local history, short stories, and an account of his political views, Free Ireland: Towards a Lasting Peace (1994).
Author President of Sinn Féin and Westminster MP for West Belfast, Gerry Adams has been a published writer since 1982. His books have won critical acclaim in many quarters and have been widely translated. His writings range from local history and reminiscence to politics and short stories, and they include the fullest and most authoritative exposition of modern Irish republicanism.
